September 07, 2008

Emal awards USD 200 million contract to Alstom

Trade Arabia News Service reported that Emirates Aluminum has awarded a USD 200 million contract to Alstom for the supply of its gas treatment centers. The deal is the largest of its kind in the aluminum industry and secures the use of Alstom’s best practice technology to reduce both fluoride and sulphur dioxide emissions as a core part of Emal’s focus towards strict environmental controls.

As a landmark JV between Dubai Aluminum Company and Mubadala Development Company, the investment reflects Emal’s commitment, both as a key player in the UAE’s economy and towards raising global smelting standards.

Mr Duncan Hedditch CEO of Emal said that "This significant investment shows how seriously Emal is taking its environmental commitment. The smelter’s gas treatment centers will utilize some of the most environmentally sound technology currently available in the market."

Mr Gregoire Poux Guillame MD of environment control systems for Alstom said that "Alstom is honored to work collectively with Emal to take significant steps towards environmentally sound aluminum production."

Alstom gas treatment centers are responsible for conducting fluoride and alumina recovery, sulpher dioxide scrubbing as well as power generation. Alstom will be responsible for a turn key supply of the plants that includes all aspects from design to erection, as well as commissioning of the performance tests. Each gas treatment centers at Emal will consist of 32 compartments, with the total filtration area for each GTC corresponding in size to approximately eight soccer fields.